Cocconeis costata W.Gregory 1855

Cocconeis costata W.Gregory

Current name: Cocconeis costata W.Gregory
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Point White, 1000x, determined by Dr. Eduardo Firpo and Dr. Diane Winter, DIC - 05 July 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Cocconeis costata W.Gregory 1855: 39, pl. 4: fig. 10

Published in: Gregory, W. (1855). On the post-Tertiary lacustrine sand containing diatomaceous exuviae from Glenshire near Inverary. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 3: 30-43.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cocconeis is Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Glenshira, near Inverary, Scotland; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: lacustrine sand; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ribbed, having one or more primary veins or ridges (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 December 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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